Bringing The Outsiders In What is a Clique

Bringing The Outsiders In

What is a Clique? • A clique is a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. (definition provided by Oxford Dictionary) • What do you think of this definition? • Think to yourself, are you part of a clique? • If so what interest or feature do you share with the other people in your clique? • Have you ever excluded someone from your clique?

What are the two main cliques in The Outsiders? • Greasers • Soc

What differences do you see between these two groups? What Similarities do you see between these two groups?

Do these differences give them a right to fight? • Why do you think most people fight? • Thinking back on personal experiences why have you personally fought with someone.

Your own Clique • Now that we have talked about and defined the cliques in The Outsiders, what kind of cliques are there within this school? • Describe them • • Is the clique you feel you are in listed above? Was it described correctly? What does it feel like to have your clique described by others? Why does your clique not accept certain people?

Let’s Think • If others misunderstand you is it possible you are misunderstanding them? • What would the school look like if there were no cliques or social groups? • What if we all just accepted each other for who we are?

What is acceptance? • There are many different definitions of acceptance. What is our class definition going to be? • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l-g. QLqv 9 f 4 o • “Create Something That Will Make the World Awesome!”